Swanscombe is a Village in the county of Kent.

Swanscombe postcode: DA10 0JB

Retail in Swanscombe

There are great places to visit near Swanscombe including some great towns, historic buildings, beaches, parks, museums, castles, shopping centres, cities, ruins, country parks, lakes, coastal parks and airports.

There are a number of towns near Swanscombe including Faversham, Broadstairs, St Peter's, Ramsgate, Chatham, Margate, and Dover.

Nuckell's Alsmshouses, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Palace Cinema, Clock Tower Broadstairs, The Look Out House, Bleak House, and Home for Smack Boys are some of Swanscombe best historic buildings to visit near Swanscombe.

The area around Swanscombe boasts some of the best beaches including Viking Bay, and Dumpton Gap.

Victoria Gardens is a great place to visit close to Swanscombe if you like parks.

There are a number of museums near to Swanscombe including Ramsgate Maritime Museum.

The area around Swanscombe boasts some of the best castles including Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, Leeds Castle, and Tonbridge Castle.

Shopping Centres to visit near Swanscombe include Royal Victoria Place, and Bluewater Shopping Centre.

Don't miss Canterbury's cities if visiting the area around Swanscombe.

Swanscombe is near some unmissable ruins like Tonbridge Castle,

Don't miss Haysden Country Park, and Barton's Point Coastal Park's country parks if visiting the area around Swanscombe.

Swanscombe is near some unmissable lakes like Barden Lake,

Swanscombe is near some unmissable coastal parks like Barton's Point Coastal Park,

Lydd Airport is a great place to visit close to Swanscombe if you like airports.

Swanscombe History

There are some historic monuments around Swanscombe:

• A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm
• Deserted medieval manorial settlement of Cossington
• Eynsford Castle
• Roman barrow 260m north east of South Ockendon Hall
• Crop mark complex, Orsett
• Monastic grange at Friary Court
• Palaeolithic sites near Baker's Hole
• Gravesend blockhouse
• A Romano-British villa and a possible Iron Age farmstead at Franks
• Purfleet magazine
• A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, known as St John's Jerusalem, and an associated fishpond at Sutton-at-Hone
• Roman granary 250yds (230m) W of St Mary's Church
• Dovecote at Hawley Manor
• Icehouse at Clock House, Green Street Green
• Eynsford Bridge
• Medieval moated site and associated fishpond, Franks Hall.
• Bishop Bonner's Palace, Orsett
• Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet
• Dene holes in Hangman's Wood
• Springhead Roman site
• Dovecote at High House, Purfleet
• Gatehouse and moat of South Ockenden Old Hall
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park
• Aspdin's kiln
• Medieval woodland boundary in Darenth Wood
• Chapel, Maplescombe
• New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry
• Roman enclosure SE of Vagniacae
• Causewayed enclosure and Anglo-Saxon cemetery 500m ENE of Heath Place
• Bowl barrow in Ashenbank Wood south of Cobham Park reservoir
• Site of moated manor house E of St Michael's Church, Aveley
• Tilbury Fort
• Earthworks near church, West Tilbury
• Springfield style enclosure and Iron Age enclosures south of Hill House, Baker Street.